In which Jeb and Steve re-record the lost episode about different ways for generating player character’s, both methods and the source for character ideas.
MICE:
- M – Milieu
- I – Idea
- C – Character
- E – Event
Media
Podcast: Play in new window
| Download
Jim and Steve discuss the current crop of Fall TV shows. Then we discuss how to maintain the separation between kid-friendly and adult themed story telling.
Media
Podcast: Play in new window
| Download
Steve interviews Mac Almy and they discuss physics and how real physics relates to rpg’s, movies, and TV.
DriveThruRPG Discount
Use Coupon Code: DiceInTheFall for 20% off, of all of the following (good thru 11/10/2011):
- Savage Worlds Fantasy Companion [Pinnacle Entertainment]
- Realms of Cthulhu [Reality Blurs]
- Karma Roleplaying System Core [Bards and Sages]
- FantasyCraft [Crafty Games]
- Fat Dragon’s Dragonshire Deluxe [Fat Dragon Games]
- Ninja Burger RPG (2nd Edition) [aetherial FORGE]
- Heavy Gear Blitz! Locked & Loaded [Dream Pod 9]
- Hero’s Handbook: Dragonborn [Goodman Games]
- Splicers RPG [Palladium Books]
- Caladon Falls [Savage Mojo]
- Legend of the Five Rings (4th Edition) [AEG]
- Dungeon Dwellers (Rev. 2nd Edition) [Empty Room Studios]
- Fuzzy Heroes (2nd Edition) [Inner City Games]
- Ave Molech (2nd Edition) [Morbidgames]
- Book of Alignment (OGL/Pathfinder) [Emerald Press]
- Horrific Universe: 12 Months of Horror [Bailey Records]
- Directors Cut Survival Horror [Crispy Zombie Productions]
- Friar’s Almanac (Complete) [Dark Spire]
- Distant Vistas [Draken Games]
- Stories in the Ether, Issue 1 (Bundle) [Nevermet Press]
- d-Infinity Volume #3: Children of the Night (Gen Con Special Edition) [Skirmisher Publishing]
Media
Podcast: Play in new window
| Download
In which Jim and Steve discuss some of the problems and advantages to running a military style campaign, and a few details about the modern American military that may help make your campaign more realistic.
Announcements
Standard Action needs help funding season two!
Media
Podcast: Play in new window
| Download
In which Jeb and Steve discuss Steve’s Whiny Complaint of the week, centered on an obvious plot oversight in Megamind. Then they go on to discuss character archetypes and how to make them more interesting than just the standard stereotypes we’ve all seen a hundred times. They enumerate various archetypes for different genres and games, and then discuss various tactics for shaking things up and making them different and fresh.
Announcements
Spoilers!
This episode contains spoilers for the animated movie Megamind (2010).
Media
Podcast: Play in new window
| Download
In which Steve discusses genetics with John: some fascinating facts that could be great material for story telling, how genetics are portrayed in popular media, and even how genetics could be handled in a fantasy settings.
Announcements
Media
Podcast: Play in new window
| Download
In this special episode Steve discusses the web series Standard Action with series creator, writer, producer, and actor – Joanna Gaskell.
Media
Podcast: Play in new window
| Download
If I did the configuration and fiddling right, then this update will also be posted as a link to the Facebook community page for PftDCast. My goal is to integrate the website, http://postcards-from-the-dungeon.com, and Facebook so that each new episode will be posted to both.
Chris Roberts, Lisa Augelli Jarjoura liked this post
In which Jeb and Steve share their experiences with Gencon 2011 in Indianapolis. Then we share an interview Steve did with two of the creators from Hex Games, the publishers of QAGS and M-Force.
If you want in on that RPGNow.com Gift Certificate Give-Away … then click this link, read the rules, and enter!
Special thanks to Steve Johnson and Leighton Conner of Hex Games for the interview.
[This episode is 72 minutes long.]
Media
Podcast: Play in new window
| Download
In which Jeb and Steve discuss the challenge of being a green GM and how to improve and generate meaningful feedback. Then they go on to discuss the movie “Captain America, The First Avenger.”
Spoiler Alert!
This episode contains many, detailed, spoilers for the movie. If you haven’t seen “Captain America: The First Avenger” (2011), then you should go and see that before coming back and listening to this. Thank you!
Spoiler Alert!
Media
Podcast: Play in new window
| Download
Uncategorized | admin | 
08 Jan 2012 10:32 pm | 
Comments (0) 
Subscribe!
